Placement Masterpost

The actions and drive of Mars in the 4th House started in the native's upbringing. The foundation of the native, being the family, culture, and home, serve the native's activity and motivation. The Mars in the 4th native represents the common people, poorer to lower middle class, the hard workers, the supportive base of the large masses. Very often, these people are soldiers (Mars) who sacrifice themselves to fight for their countries (4th House). This placement also represents reconstruction; if the family or country is broken, these natives task themselves to repair the unstructured.

Earnings for Mars in the 4th House find fortune in fluid work. Finding work through self-motivated responsibility, such as in real estate, suits this placement. Employment requiring high energy and dedication prospers in Mars, but the presence of a weakened Moon and Jupiter hinders the prior qualities. It's unlikely that a solid career is kept throughout the lifetime; instead, the Mars native frequently changes paths.

Impatience is a strong feeling for the Mars in the 4th native. Surprisingly, they can be very unchanging, seeing themselves as conservatives. This is due to the static 4th House which molds the native into believing that their culture, beliefs, and upbringing yield the way to success. If the Mars in the 4th native does not have a solid Moon or Jupiter, frequent movement and uprooting of the home life occurs.

The parents of this native love competition. Family tradition lies in sports, politics, and overall exertion. Instability due to conflict and too much action harms the home life. Terrible afflictions to Mars leads to violence and arguments in the household.

Very often, Mars Trine Midheaven puts Mars in a position of work (6th House) or material gain (2nd House) due to the placement of the Midheaven (10th House). Free flowing energy compliments activity and the career, creating success for the Mars placement. What the native strives for is obtained easily because of self-confidence and persistence. In work, the Mars native is outward, capable of achieving through routine activity. Mars Trine Midheaven exhibits spontaneity in choice of careers. They will either change career choices often, or they'll occupy themselves with an ever-changing occupation. For this reason, the Mars Trine Midheaven placement gives a desire for sports or independent business. ​

From a young age, these natives understand how to or aim towards a successful career. If the Sun is in a masculine position, especially Aries, then the Mars Trine Midheaven native received this ambition from their father or a masculine figure. An afflicted Mars and Sun placement means that the native received their ambition from some type of challenge, and that challenge motivates them to improve.

Mars Trine Midheaven in the 6th and 2nd

The Mars Trine Midheaven native possesses powerful open enemies (6th House). Potentially, this is a result of the enemies that business brings. This placement is ferociously political and competitive, representing campaigns, sports, and business ownership. Their reputation is hard working and aggressive in a positive light, but it's possible to be too aggressive with this placement. A fruitful Mars represents enthusiastic work ethic. They satiate their aggression by performing daily tasks. A lack of aggression due to a weakened Mars incapacitates the work ethic, hurting the native's career despite the free-flowing energy.

In the 2nd House, the Mars Trine Native's approaches business methodically. The goals of the Mars native are set in material gain, money, and possessions. The vocal expression of the Mars native aids the 10th House; they speak harshly, and they speak of what they're driven towards. A fortunate Mars may be bad and good in this House; there's always the possibility of over-spending.

Strengths and Weaknesses of Mars Trine Midheaven

A Mars Trine Midheaven native experiences free-flowing confidence in the career when occupying a confident sign. The presence of Aries, other fire signs, Capricorn, or Scorpio give the most motivation towards action in a career. The free-flowing energy into the Midheaven leads to activity toward success. However, weaker signs in Mars, including Taurus, Cancer, or Libra slow the energies of Mars. Rather than motivation, Mars experiences passive gain towards career goals.

The Mars Trine Midheaven native receives empowerment from wearing red. The color red extends their ambition. The act of argument encourages these natives to succeed, especially when others doubt them. Mars Trine Midheaven most likely occupies themselves in sports or competition, so the actual act of competition, whether between co-workers (6th House) or survival (2nd House, motivates them greatly.

Mars Trine Midheaven Traits

Presence of Action in a Place of Transformation

Mars in the 8th House is an active presence molded into secretive form. The Mars impulse is hardly expressed publicly; instead, the 8th House creates underlying action through transformation and exploitation. When Mars in the 8th House changes, it is for improvement in reaction and expression. Mars' drive directs itself towards secrets, and battles are fought through the exploitation of others' hidden agendas. As for intimacy, Mars in the 8th House considers all sexual activity to be amorous and primal.

This 8th House placement often uproots personal plans. If the Mars native feels static, sudden change will occur. A weakened Saturn, resistant to change, will be unable to stop the intentions of transformation. A more powerful Saturn, however, is capable of keeping some plans in line. Either way, transformation of the drive and actions is a common occurrence, and it potentially helps or hinders the native.

Mars in the 8th House possesses powerful enemies. These enemies will be hidden from plain view, the nature dependent on the location of Aries. For example, an 11th House Aries placement alongside Mars in the 8th House finds enemies in friendship, and these friends exploit the secrets of the 8th House Mars native. The essence of battles between the Mars native and its enemies are intimate, hitting home and internally damaging.

Impatience finds its power in fire and air. Masculine signs charge the Mars energy, and feminine signs create a more passive energy. The drive of the 8th House Mars native is pointed towards others' finances; they may invest by exploiting the gains of others. They are spenders only with the money of others. Actively manipulating others through private exploitation is a way to pursue goals.

How Mars Effects Your Motivation

A common and logical conception of Mars would be that ruling and exalted signs create ambition and motivation in the native. That statement is true, but fortunate signs are not the only thing creating ambition in the native. Many detrimental signs and aspects are at the heart of athlete's success, especially Mars in Cancer.

Major motivators include the 1st, 3rd, and 5th Houses. They represent outward expression, bravery, and hobbies, and if connected to the 10th House, they are a recipe for success. The 10th House will mold the native athlete's reputation, making them renowned and respected in their actions. Connected to the Sun is the eventual fame and recognition.

Solution: Mars Works Best Under Pressure

Without a direction, Mars is wild energy. Venus and Mercury may serve some purpose towards direction; Saturn serves patience; the Sun, giving an independent goal. The truth is, a fiery Mars results in too much energy and not enough direction.

Detrimental Mars placements need an outlet. Energy builds up in these placements due to too much feeling and not enough doing. Direction for a Mars in Cancer is not a convenience; it is a must. The Moon is connected to the needs and Cancer; what Cancer needs is found in its occupied planets. In the case of Mars, an athletic outlet makes the most sense.

Mars in Libra

Although the above rules also apply to Mars in Libra, strong Libra placements signify an actor more often than an athlete. There is also the possibility of the native being and actor and an athlete, or they may have failed in one only to succeed in the other.

Mars controls the strength of athleticism in the natal chart. If you are athletic and aspire to be a famous athlete, then the sun and Mars dominate your chart. The planet motivates natives through carnal reaction, and its masculine expression is ruled by Aries.

Aries is driven by fire and cardinal energies, giving natives fortune in activity, adrenaline, and exploration. The health of the muscles and blood depend on Aries; therefore, caring for those areas of the body leads to long term vigor. Placements considered fortunate for athletes almost always have strong Aries and Mars influence.

The Good Athlete Formula

Sun

A prominent Sun shows mild importance; however, when connected to Mars, it indicates fame and well-known influence in athleticism. Sun in Aries is one of the best placements to have due to the Sun's exaltation and Mars' rulership. Even afflictions to the Sun bring a challenge, provoking natives with emphasis on motivation to continue moving forward. The Sun also brings confidence, an important ingredient to a good athlete, to the native